Macron to Visit Kiev Next Week-Reports

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit the Ukrainian capital Kiev next Wednesday, Le Figaro reported on Friday.

Macron, on Thursday, held a telephonic conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy wherein they touched upon the war-torn country’s quick accession to the European Union (EU).

During the phone call, Macron asked Zelenskyy about his country's needs in terms of military equipment, political and financial support, and humanitarian aid.

Later, the French Presidency quoted Macron as saying that his country will remain mobilized to meet Ukraine's needs including heavy weapons.’ Both leaders agreed to stay in touch as the war continues to ravage eastern Europe.

France has been constantly supporting Kyiv in its resistance against the Russian invasion. Earlier in April, the Macron administration said that it had delivered equipment and ammunition worth 100 million euros to Ukraine.

"Severodonetsk remains the epicentre of fighting in the Donbas," said Zelenskyy, referring to the region that comprises Luhansk and Donetsk. “It is a very fierce battle, very difficult, probably one of the hardest in the course of this war.”

In May, Donald Trump Jr., former U.S. President Donald Trump’s son, made fun of American politicians who met the Ukrainian leader in Kiev amid the Russian invasion.

Trump Jr. mocked Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Instagram for visiting Kyiv and meeting with Zelenskyy.

He published a photo collage of pictures of the summit in Kiev and a frame with an elderly American protesting against the Biden administration, captioning the post; “Perspective is everything!”

In the photo, you can see the woman standing peacefully with the US flag in her hands and smiling at the camera lens. “The same politicians that were scared of this …find it safe to visit an ‘active zone zone’?” Trump Jr wrote.